DIY Mold & Allergen Screen Check Testing Popular Among Consumers and Business

Clearwater, FL -- More than 60 million Americans suffer from severe allergies or asthma, and the number of individuals who suffer from seasonal allergies has nearly doubled over the past 15 years, according to industry research and published reports.

Indoor environmental screening of the home or work environment is important for individuals with allergies, chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, emphysema, asthma, atopic dermatitis, immune deficiencies, etc.  In keeping with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 1997 recommendations, it is desirable to identify and remove common allergens and modify the home or office to reduce the level of ubiquitous (common) allergens. Before one can remove allergens and/or pollutants effectively, it is essential to understand if they exist and in what quantity.

To help with the professional identification of indoor allergens and pollutants, Building Health Check, manufactures of the DIY IAQ Screen Check product line has made the product available directly or through many fine distributors such as Grainger, Professional Equipment (PE), SEARS, www.INDOORAIRTEST.com among many other fine retailers who carry the product that is being sold to their millions of customers throughout the world.  For a limited time Professional Equipment (PE) is offering a FREE Mold Screen Check to those who purchase a Delmhorst, Tramex or Protimeter moisture meters from PE.

The Bio-Scan400™ (patent pending) was developed by the world-class scientists at EDLab—a division of interdisciplinary environmental consulting firm Pure Air Control Services, Inc. as the core component of the IAQ Screen Check product line.  Manufactured by scientists at Building Health Check, LLC, the DIY screen check kits offer a revolutionary test for identifying and determining the levels of various indoor air contaminants and levels.

Building Health Check, LLC has teamed with many HVAC supply firms to offer the IAQ Screen Check line to consumers, facility managers, risk managers, HVAC dealers throughout the United States.

One of the newer distributors is Grainger, a Fortune 500 Fortune industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois.  “We are excited about the distribution capabilities of Grainger to reach the Contractors, HVAC Dealers with our IAQ Screen Check Kit product,” said Cy Garner, Account Manager at Building Health Check, LLC. “Grainger patrons can offer their residential and commercial customers indoor air quality help.”

Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, Building Health Check, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure Air Control Services, Inc. and manufacturer of indoor environmental screen test kit products.  In 2002, the company launched its innovative IAQ Screen Check line, which includes test kits for mold, bacteria (including staphylococcus), dust mites, fiberglass fibers, formaldehyde, mycotoxins, organic vapors (chemicals) and other allergens and irritants. The kits include complete instructions, sample collection devices, fact sheets, and American Industrial Hygiene Association accredited lab analyses, performed by the scientists at Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (AIHA 102795).

A short list of the IAQ Screen Check products that are available include:

• Mold Screen Check -  identification of precipitated molds in cts/m3
• Allergen Screen Check - identification of precipitated allergen e.g. molds, pollens, insect biodetritus, fiberglass fibers, skin cell fragments in cts/m3
• Fiberglass Screen Check - identification of precipitated fiberglass fibers in cts/m3
• Dust Mite Screen Check - identification of dust mite allergen dermataphagoids p1 in cts/m3
• FAST Screen Check - field identification of Aspergillus sp, Stachybotrys sp (results in 5 minutes) in ppm and in cts/m3
• RAPID Screen Check - field identification of Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp. (results in 5 minutes) in ppm and in cts/m3
• Trichothecene Mycotoxin Check (TMC) - identification of mycotoxins in parts per billion (ppb)
• Organic Vapor Screen Check – identifies over 60 common household chemicals in part per million (ppm)
• Formaldehyde Screen Check – identifies formaldehyde off gassing from furnishings, carpets, cabinets etc.. in parts per million (PPM)
• Bacteria Screen Check – identifies the most predominant bacteria in colony forming units (cfu’s)
• Fungus Screen Check – identifies the most predominant fungi in colony forming units (cfu’s)
• Radon Screen Check – measures radon levels in picocuries per litre (pcl)
• Test Your Nest – comprehensive kit to identify chemicls, allergens and formaldehyde in your home or infants bedroom
• Legionella Screen Check -  identification of Legionella sp bacteria in water, measured in colony forming units (CFU’s)

After initially being used largely by Pure Air Control Service’s building diagnostic sciences division and other industrial hygiene consulting firms, the IAQ Screen Check line’s major rollout to wholesale distribution began in mid-2006.  Today, more than 50,000 IAQ Screen Check test kits have been used in-house, packaged with Building Health Check, LLC’s evalu-aire product line, or sold individually.

For more information on the IAQ Screen Test product line, please visit www.indoorairtest.com or contact Cy Garner at 1-800-422-7873 ext 404.

About Building Health Check, LLC

Alan Wozniak founded Building Health Check, LLC as a product manufacturing component for Pure Air Control Services, Inc. Today, the IAQ Screen Check kit products are manufactured from its offices in Clearwater, FL setting the industry standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis. Pure Air Control Services has serviced more than 600 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities.

Pure Air’s nationally performed services include: Building Sciences Evaluation; Building Health Check; an AIHA accredited Environmental Microbiology Laboratory; Environmental Project Management; and Mold Remediation Services, among other indoor environmental services. The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA); Allstate Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air a reliable industry leader.

For more information on Building Health Check, LLC. and/or its distribution please contact Cy Garner, at (800) 422-7873 ext 804, or visit www.indoorairtest.com.

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